Amtrak Fuel Tender 400         
The piece of equipment was built as Baltimore & Ohio E9 number 34 in 1955, and was subsequently B&O 1454 and Amtrak 400. In the late 1970's, Amtrak gutted the unit and installed the water tanks from four retired SDP40F's, creating a 9300-gallon fuel tender. It was tried on different trains, but wasn't widely used; and is shown here stored at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal.
Date: 9/4/1978 Location: New Orleans, LA Views: 3257 Collection Of:   Michael Palmieri
Locomotives: AMTK 400(Fuel Tender)    Author:  Michael Palmieri
Amtrak Fuel Tender 400
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Name Type Comments Date
Bernie Feltman General If the experiment didn't work, I would prefer they put a prime mover back in and use it in service as a lead unit 2/28/2010 11:19:02 AM
Zachary DeVore General Nice shot and explanation 3/1/2010 10:10:14 AM
Ron Moraca General GREAT PHOTO OF AN EX-F9A FUEL TENDER, MICHAEL!!!!!! THANKS FOR THE INFO ON HOW THAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED. 5/11/2011 3:09:03 AM

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